An account of my experiences of being a a first time mum; how rosy it all seemed at first and then the bubble burst when reality soon struck home, following which life was hell on earth!...
In the Beginning
In the beginning it seemed like a good idea at the time (don't get me wrong it's all been worthwhile) but whilst it's been mayhem at times, on occasions I have asked the question "why did I get myself into this situation?"....Read more...
Announcing the News
Everyone whom I had told were happy for me, with the exception of one person, my mother of all people...Read more...
The Pregnancy
I breezed through the pregnancy without any problems and was lucky enough to not suffer from any symptoms that many expectant mothers go through. The only trouble I had was the one time when I fish and chips and suffered with terrible heartburn. I could not sleep all night and had to prop myself up with pillows. It was worth it though as I had not had fish and chips in such a long time since I was trying to eat healthily...Read more...
The Waters Have Gone!
It was about 1am Tuesday morning that I sensed something was going on. I had already been up to use the loo once and 10 minutes later I needed to go again. From then, I was having to get up to use the loo about every 10 minutes for the next hour or so...Read more...
The Joy of Labour!
Back at the hospital I was shown to my birthing room where the toilet facilities were shared with the room next door. The midwife did not seem overly concerned about my loss of blood earlier. She strapped up my belly in order to monitor the baby's heartbeat....Read more...
The Birth
At about 8.30am on Thursday morning the midwife told me that I would soon be able to see my baby and I thought "it had better hurry up, I'm fed up with pushing for nothing!"...Read more...
To be continued ....
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